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Refuse collector
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Key facts
+2.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.1% (BLS).
The job
Collects household waste and recyclables on set rounds.
20 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- binman
- commercial waste collector
- demolition site refuse collection worker
- domestic refuse collector
- domestic waste collector
- dustbin man
- dustman
- garbage and recycling collector
- hazardous waste collector
- household refuse collector
- household waste collector
- industrial waste collector
- kerbside collector
- office waste collector
- recycling operator
- refuse collection operative
- refuse collection worker
- refuse collector
- refuse sorter
- waste collector
Training
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Refuse and recyclable material collectors)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $49,690
EntryVery quickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.